The Division of Communications and External Affairs combines the efforts of Community Affairs and the Office of Communications. The mission is to expand the message of the Sheriff’s Department to criminal justice practitioners, the community at large and the media.

Among the communication efforts initiated by Sheriff Andrea Cabral are the creation of a new employee newsletter called Common Ground; the revamping of the department’s internal and external web pages to better reflect the practices and policies of the Department; and the creation of a monthly local access television program to educate the residents of Suffolk County on the mission of the Sheriff’s Department.

The division will also create new partnerships with criminal justice agencies, community-based organizations, schools, community health agencies and faith communities. Part of the Department’s mission is to increase crime prevention programming for the 14-23 year-old age group. Jailbrake, the popular crime prevention program offered at the Nashua Street Jail, fingerprinting and group tours will continue to play an important role in the Division.

Besides the communication efforts, the Division also sponsors the Sheriff’s Honor Guard. The Honor Guard attends several public events throughout the county each year, in addition to representing the county in various memorials held nationally.

One program that has received praise and commendations is the Sheriff’s Community Works Program. This program allows properly classified inmates to work outside the walls on public works projects that benefit the county. Generally, the work they perform saves the communities thousands of dollars each year in labor costs. It also provides the inmates with a sense of reparations.

The Division also sponsors the quarterly speaker series. These forums express different aspects of corrections and criminal justice to the general public. The series is free and open to everyone.

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